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"Everything has use and value. In nature, nothing goes to waste." --Veena Sahajwalla, UNSW Australia
 
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STEM EXPANDING Bundle K-6th grade
STEM EXPANDING Bundle K-6th grade
By Circular STEM
Be an early adopter and SAVE! The bundle will expand until it has a full K-6 STEM cycle with weekly activities! Estimated completion is Fall 2024. Price will continue to rise with each added activity, but you will keep accessing at the price you
Subjects:
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3-6.6 Cooling and Building Like Termites
3-6.6 Cooling and Building Like Termites
By Circular STEM
Tiny builders can show us the way! Termites build giant homes that cool themselves without air conditioning. Can humans copy termite strategies to make self-cooling structures?Features:Low cost materials, locally available, customizableComplete
Subjects:
Science, Earth Day, Engineering
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
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3-6.5 Eco-engineers 1: Fire-proof Nature Park (inspired by
3-6.5 Eco-engineers 1: Fire-proof Nature Park (inspired by beavers)
By Circular STEM
What do cute and curious beavers have to teach us about controlling wildfires? Students model how beavers create diversity in habitats. The models become food for discussion about how humans can design diverse landscapes in cities, towns, and rural
Subjects:
Science, Earth Day, Engineering
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2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
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3-5.4 Save the Soils STEM Challenge
3-5.4 Save the Soils STEM Challenge
By Circular STEM
Bust the MYTH that soils are a renewable resource! This STEM challenge shows how easy it is for soil disappear through erosion and how important soil conservation is. This challenge relates to the real-world problem faced around the world by farmers
Subjects:
Science, Earth Day, Engineering
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
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3-5.2 Purify Water Like Nature STEM Challenge
3-5.2 Purify Water Like Nature STEM Challenge
By Circular STEM
A challenge adaptable to new and experienced STEM students!Students will use wetlands as a model for creating a water filtration system from simple materials. Features:Low cost materials, locally available, customizableComplete Engineering Design
Subjects:
Science, Earth Day, Engineering
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
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3-5.3 GAME-i-fy-ing Fun Theory STEM Challenge
3-5.3 GAME-i-fy-ing Fun Theory STEM Challenge
By Circular STEM
Can kids create their own “fun theory”? This STEM Challenge brings “gamification” into the classroom to create a unique game based on fun theory. After creating and testing, students will see how fun theory can be applied to many other areas of life
Subjects:
Science, Psychology, Engineering
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
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Projects, Activities, Printables
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3-5.0 Safe Stuffy Buggy STEM Challenge, 3rd-5th grade
3-5.0 Safe Stuffy Buggy STEM Challenge, 3rd-5th grade
By Circular STEM
How do you know if a car is safe? Students build a “baby buggy” for a stuffed animal. Then, they put their prototype to the test with speed and crash testing. This is a STEM challenge for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade physical science units on motion and
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Science, Environment, Engineering
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3rd, 4th, 5th
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3-5.1 Better Bridges STEM Challenge
3-5.1 Better Bridges STEM Challenge
By Circular STEM
STEM Engineering Building Challenge that puts a new spin on toothpick structures. Students have to make choices among various types of connectors, test their properties, and decide which is best for their purpose. Students act like engineers who
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Environment, Gifted and Talented, Engineering
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
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K-2.4 Soil Explorers STEM Challenge
K-2.4 Soil Explorers STEM Challenge
By Circular STEM
Kids explore and create a model of the world under their feet-- the soil ecosystem. This STEM challenge uses common materials to show all the parts of the ecosystem. Before building, students explore and test the size, shape, texture, and properties
Subjects:
Science, Earth Day, Engineering
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
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K-2.1 Changing Course Maze STEM Challenge
K-2.1 Changing Course Maze STEM Challenge
By Circular STEM
Are you looking for an easy and low-material STEM Engineering Design Challenge for Kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade? This fun exploration of push and pull forces, motion, change, transportation, and speed is context-rich and related to
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Gifted and Talented, Physical Science, Engineering
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
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Activities, Games, Montessori
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K-2.3 Strong and Tall Towers STEM Challenge
K-2.3 Strong and Tall Towers STEM Challenge
By Circular STEM
Take kids’ love for building with bricks to a new level! This STEM Challenge uses play to teach engineering design methods and math counting and measuring skills. Flexible and adaptable to multiple early-elementary learning levels! Features:Low
Subjects:
Math, Gifted and Talented, Engineering
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
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Projects, Activities, Printables
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K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.4, K.MD.A.1, K.MD.A.2, K.MD.B.3, 1.MD.A.2, 2.MD.A.1, 2.MD.D.9
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K-2.2 A-MAZE-ing Fun Theory STEM Challenge
K-2.2 A-MAZE-ing Fun Theory STEM Challenge
By Circular STEM
What if doing difficult things could be fun? Fun theory is “gamification” of tasks to make them fun, and it is used by real engineers to nudge people toward acting in a certain way. This STEM challenge uses plastic building bricks to create a marble
Subjects:
Science, Gifted and Talented, Engineering
Grades:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
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Projects, Activities, Printables
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K-2.0 Sort it out STEM Challenge
K-2.0 Sort it out STEM Challenge
By Circular STEM
Introduce your students to STEM through sorting!Are you looking for an easy way to introduce STEM to K5, 1st or 2nd grade students? Are you trying to teach sorting skills? Are you teaching about the environment? This quick and easy activity requires
Subjects:
Math, Environment, Engineering
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd
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CCSS:
K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.4a, K.CC.B.4b, K.CC.B.4c, K.CC.B.5, K.CC.C.6, K.MD.A.2, K.MD.B.3, 1.MD.C.4...
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Make Your Own Toys 1: Mikado
Make Your Own Toys 1: Mikado
By Circular STEM
In this fun Christmas holiday party activity students make their own take-home toys and learn how to play! With simple materials, students make a traditional Mikado, or pick-up sticks game, and learn three ways to play. Screen-free fun playtime
Subjects:
Math, Environment, Arts & Music
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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Activities, Printables, Games
CCSS:
K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.4a, K.CC.B.4b, K.CC.B.4c, K.CC.C.6, K.CC.C.7, 1.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.B.2a, 1.NBT.B.2b...
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Make Your Own Toys 3: Mancala
Make Your Own Toys 3: Mancala
By Circular STEM
Children become toymakers. Zero-waste “maker” activity that reuses egg cartons to make a game! Includes game play instructions for holiday, camps, clubs or reward days. Requires no prior STEM experience from teacher or student. Features:Low prep,
Subjects:
Math, Arts & Music, Engineering
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Types:
Activities, Printables, Games
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Mikado Pickup Stick Math Companion
Mikado Pickup Stick Math Companion
By Circular STEM
This printable accompanies the Mikado pick up sticks free activity. It provides a scoring page that students can fill in during the game and an example template. Math skills practiced:Counting within 20Tally mark data collectionSkip counting or
Subjects:
Math
Grades:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Games
CCSS:
1.MD.C.4, 2.NBT.A.1, 2.NBT.A.1a, 2.NBT.A.2, 2.NBT.B.5, 2.NBT.B.6, 3.NBT.A.2, 3.NBT.A.3
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Bean Ball: Make Your Own Toys #2
Bean Ball: Make Your Own Toys #2
By Circular STEM
Children become toymakers. Zero-waste “maker” activity that reuses scrap fabric to make a toy! Includes 14 game options for holiday, camps, clubs or reward days. No sewing needed. Requires no prior STEM experience from teacher or student.
Subjects:
Environment, Arts & Music, Engineering
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Types:
Activities, Printables, Games
FREE
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

-5 years in STEM curriculum design and development -12 years in K-12 science and STEM education -Classes taught: 9th Grade Honors Biology, 10th Grade Honors Chemistry, AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Middle School Life Science, Middle School Physical Science, Middle School Earth Science, 4th grade science, 5th grade science, K-8 STEM lab -STEM professional development workshops for teachers at the district level and school level

MY TEACHING STYLE

-collaborative -project-based -socratic -interdisciplinary -high-expectations -scaffolding -science for all

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

- Conservation Educator of the Year, 2022 - Certified Garden Educator, 2021 - Certified Engineering Design for the Circular Economy, 2023 - SC S2TEM Centers "The Future of STEAM is Here" Grant Awardee 2021 - Anderson County Master Gardeners Grant Awardee 2020

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

-Clemson University, Master of Science, Biology, 2018 -Anahuac University, Bachelor of Arts, Education and Development, 2006

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I love the outdoors, am an avid gardener and amateur naturalist, and enjoy most of all spending time with my husband and two awesome kids. Check out my website and blog at https://circularstem.com

GRADES

Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

Specialty, Math, Science, Environment, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Gifted and Talented, Psychology, Physical Science, Holidays/Seasonal, Earth Day, Engineering

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